Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Mädchen, Frau etc. by Bernardine Evaristo

446 reviews

beingjoeyful's review against another edition

3.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racism, Transphobia, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Classism

cinnamonandchaos's review

4.75

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol

elizzabethanne's review against another edition

5.0

challenging reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I’ll write down more thoughts later because I need to sit with this one for a bit but WOW!!! I really can’t put into words right now just how much I loved this book. The writing, the brilliant character studies, the exploration of nuanced topics over multiple generations… It reminded me of the magic I felt when discovering great playwrights in my school years and being awed by another persons ability to understand the fundamental truths of being human.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Classism

seanceandasong's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was fucking incredible. Girl, Woman, Other is one of the most touching, heartfelt books I've ever read; I honestly lost track of the amount of times it made me cry. I want to read this again immediately.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Transphobia

jamie_el's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I thoroughly enjoyed every second of this book. All of the characters feel very realistic, with traits that are both admirable, and flaws that make them feel human. Although the book tackles topics of race, ethnicity, nationality, and how the three play into each other; of gender, sexuality, poverty and ageing; it never feels like a mouthpiece through which the author is trying to push their point of view. It simply feels like an account of different people living their lives and existing and how the politics of life affects them. My only criticism, which is why I didn't give it 5 stars, is that I feel like some stories never concluded. Although the ending wrapped up certain aspects of the book, there were other stories that I hoped would resolve and never did. Whilst I understand that that is just how life sometimes is, I didn't quite feel fully satisfied when the book ended, which is a bit of a shame.

I listened to the audiobook rather than read the book, which I would highly recommend as I think the narrator did wonderfully at making the characters feel alive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Alcohol, Classism

A lot of the triggers are things that the characters have experienced in the book and are described very sensitively. They have a place within the context of the book.

robin023's review against another edition

4.75

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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a wonderful book about a web of interrelated characters. particularly loved the chapters about Bummi and Morgan 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

Moderate: Racism, Transphobia, Violence

gracebroadbent's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Alcohol, Colonisation

meri_pickle's review against another edition

3.75

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Transphobia, Lesbophobia

mxpringle's review against another edition

3.75

challenging reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I think it was really beautifully written, and the way the author brought in so many different perspectives and stories into the same narrative was really powerful. If anything could be improved, I felt like we didn't get a chance to really know and connect with each of the characters since they were only one chapter in length

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Colonisation, Classism

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy

sinasteck's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I love that we get 30-40 pages per character, this makes for a very quick and diverse read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Abandonment